Winemaker Notes
Blend: 50% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A very focused red with blackcurrants, hints of dark tobacco and bark. Orange peel. Medium to full body. Juicy and layered with a freshness and finesse. Lovely length.
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Wine Spectator
Bright and saturated, with black currant, black cherry, cedar and tobacco flavors, this red also leans toward the elegant side. A firmly built version, showing fine equilibrium and refined tannins on the extended finish. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2026 through 2038.
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Jeb Dunnuck
A saturated red/purple color, the 2021 Il Seggio is 50% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot 10%. Named after the Seggio River, it’s lush and inviting with aromas of fresh black plums, wet asphalt, wildflowers, and sweet Mediterranean herbs. Full-bodied on the palate, with ripe tannins, its graphite notes come to the fore, with a persistent mineral-toned texture and notes of black tea leaf on the finish. Though its aromas are quite appealing and initially inviting, a more serious wine emerges as it unfolds in the glass and is deserving of cellaring.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The entry-level Poggio al Tesoro 2021 Bolgheri Rosso Il Seggio opens to a dark, inky appearance and aromas that recall slate, pencil shaving, curry leaf, sweet blackberry and purple fruit. The blend is 50% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot. The wine is broad and rich with soft intensity. You'll want to drink it now with veal steaks.
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Vinous
?The 2021 Bolgheri Il Seggio is vibrant, deep and super-expressive. Lavender, mocha, spice, blueberry and crushed rocks are beautifully delineated in this mid-weight, pliant offering. The blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot works so well. The 2021 opens beautifully with air.
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Wine Enthusiast
The nose opens with savory aromas of tar, top soil and pepper, then evolves into layers of ripe, sweet blackberries and dark chocolate. Currants accentuate the blackberry note on the palate, while more chocolate and earth provide balance before a unifying, mocha finish.
One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.
An outstanding wine region made famous by Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who planted Cabernet Sauvignon vines for his own consumption in 1940s on his San Guido estate, and called the resulting wine, Sassicaia. Today the region’s Tuscan reds are based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, which can be made as single varietal wines or blends. The local Sangiovese can make up no more than 50% of the blends. Today Sassicaia has its own DOC designation within the Bogheri DOC appellation.